CBA: Yi Jianlian leads Guangdong to regular-season title in advance

BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Yi Jianlian scored 31 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Guangdong Hongyuan over Bayi Fubang 106-89, and helped his team win the CBA regular-season title with three games to play in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league on Sunday.

Beijing wanted to stay third in the league by winning the game and they pulled away in the second quarter. Tianjin's foreign duo only played only the first half and Tianjin almost gave up when Beijing's lead reached as many as 40 points. The 54-point loss is the biggest margin for Tianjin in their CBA history.

The game of Fujian SBS versus Zhejiang Chouzhou lasted about three hours and created the longest game in CBA history. After five OT periods, Fujian edged Zhejiang 178-177.